Midwest User Group

Welcome to the Midwest Dataiku user group! We wanted to build a larger network of Dataiku users to help better bring together more local users to share knowledge about Dataiku Here is what you can expect for this group: Regular events to connect and learn about projects developed by fellow users. Anyone is welcome to present - please let me know if you have a project you’d like to share! Sharing updates and staying connected in-between events. Feel free to post about any Dataiku or data topics of interest to fellow local users. Feel free to reach out to me for any questions - I’m here to help you exchange and learn from each other! ... View more

  Human Resources is an often overlooked, but rich, source of business uses cases to improve the employee experience through the ethical application of AI/ML. The Predictive & Advanced People Analytics (PAPA) team at Medtronic is focused on delivering the business impact of those use cases. Join Rena Rasch, Ph.D. (Sr. Manager) and Melissa Sharpe, Ph.D. (Principal Data Scientist) as they walk you through their mission and strategy, including the critical decision to invest in Dataiku as their data science platform. They share the top 5 ways Dataiku made their predictive analytics work easier in a recent use case to predict manager performance, highlighting their favorite Dataiku functionality. ... View more

The retail industry navigated more than just turbulence in 2020 — some organizations faced drastic governmental restrictions on store openings, while others suffered from consumer absence due to fear of contagion. Recovery could be on the horizon for most retailers, but patience will be required until the health crisis is behind us. To understand what happened in the past year, we carried out an investigation on mall attendance in Europe, a joint effort with our partner Kayrros, a specialist in alternative data. We leveraged their resources with the capabilities of Dataiku to process, clean, and analyze this data before creating visuals to illustrate our findings.  Read More   ... View more

Organizations often say they want to be data-driven, analytically empowered, or even an AI organization. But what does it actually mean to be an “AI organization?” Have you ever heard anyone say they wanted to be a fax-driven organization or a phone-driven organization? Probably not. And that is exactly how Jeff McMillan, Chief Analytics and Data Officer for Morgan Stanley Wealth Management, explains how it sounds when organizations say they're aiming to become an "AI organization.” He explains that AI is a tool just like mobile and the internet — a tool that we use to do better. It should not be a goal in itself. What’s important is to be an intelligent organization. In this blog post, we will focus on Jeff’s view of the intelligent organization which he shared during the just-released EGG On Air Episode. Read More Watch Full Episode Now ... View more

Have you made it your goal in 2021 to master all of Dataiku DSS capabilities? Looking for some inspiration?  This year, organizations are determined to execute on data science and AI strategies that are agile, collaborative, and responsible, in order to ultimately achieve concrete business transformation. Our Dataiku super users have been busy exploring new possibilities with the platform, pushing forward to solve business problems and deliver solutions to their respective organizations. Before our next release, brush up on top features when it comes to visualization, efficiency, and transparency, and see how you can leverage them with ease. You’ll be on the road to becoming a super user in no time! Read More ... View more

As data science, machine learning, and AI have become increasingly popular and competition begins to rise, companies are facing larger-scale projects and need to know where to focus their energy. According to polling results from a Gartner webinar in May 2020, the majority of organizations have been maintaining or even increasing their investments in AI throughout the COVID-19 crisis. How have you utilized tools such a Dataiku DSS to be more collaborative in your professional work? Read More ... View more

Thank you for registering for yesterday’s event on Converting your Dataiku DSS Project into a Reusable Application. Special thanks to @rmoore  from Excelion Partners for presenting and everyone who participated and made the event lively and fun. Below please find the recording and slides from the event, as well as a link to the project which can be accessed via GitHub. If you are interested in volunteering for a User Group Lead position, please fill out the user group lead form. See you next time! ... View more

Is anyone heading to any of the talks at the Data Science Festival this month?  There are tons of talks on a wide swath of data science topics - so there is sure to be something up your street. If you are interested you can check out the schedule here: https://tickets.datasciencefestival.com/schedule/ Let me know what your attending!  ... View more

Join us, via Zoom, on Monday, November 30th at 12:00 PM CST, for our first User Group Event.  Applications are an exciting new Dataiku feature which empower a wide variety of people within an organization to easily leverage AI and self-service analytics. In this session, @rmoore (Vice President of AI Solutions at Excelion Partners) will show you how easy it is to convert a typical Dataiku project into a reusable Application that can be utilized throughout the enterprise.   Register Now ... View more